requisite
/ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/adjective, noun
requisite is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-S-I-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, requisite means “Essential, indispensable, required” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in requisite?
| Letters | 9: R-E-Q-U-I-S-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is requisite?
Requisite appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce requisite?
- UK /ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/
- US /ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/
Requisite has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-requisite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of requisite
- more requisite comparative
- most requisite superlative
- requisites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does requisite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Essential, indispensable, required.
Please submit the requisite papers before the end of the financial year.
noun
- 1
An indispensable item; a requirement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Requisite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nécessaire |
| German | erforderlich, notwendig , Erfordernis, Voraussetzung |
| Portuguese | necessário |
| Spanish | necesario , requisito, arrequives |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does requisite come from?
From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).